Espira-de-l'Agly

Espira-de-l'Agly Espirà de l'Aglí
Commune
The town hall in Espira-de-l'Agly
Coat of arms
Location of Espira-de-l'Agly
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Coordinates: 42°46′41″N 2°50′11″E / 42.7781°N 2.8364°E / 42.7781; 2.8364
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Perpignan
Canton	La Vallée de l'Agly
Intercommunality	Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Fourcade[1]
Area ^1	26.77 km^2 (10.34 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,525
• Density	130/km^2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66069 /66600
Elevation	26–458 m (85–1,503 ft) (avg. 36 m or 118 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Espira-de-l'Agly (French pronunciation: [ɛspiʁa də laɡli] ^ⓘ, literally Espira of the Agly; Catalan: Espirà de l'Aglí) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Localisation

Espira-de-l'Agly is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. Espira-de-l'Agly is situated approximately 12 km outside Perpignan.

Map of Espira-de-l'Agly and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,685	—
1975	1,599	−0.75%
1982	1,723	+1.07%
1990	2,196	+3.08%
1999	2,463	+1.28%
2007	2,960	+2.32%
2012	3,304	+2.22%
2017	3,455	+0.90%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE